Wednesday 15 April 2015

The Emerald Forest (1985)

Directed by John Boorman and starring Powers Booth, Meg Foster and Charley Boorman.


DVD bought in 2009
109m 17s






John Boorman's recollections on The Emerald Forest (35mins)
Theatrical Trailer

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and 
John Rhys-Davies.


DVD bought in 2004
100mins






Theatrical Trailer

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Directed by Lewis Teague and starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito 
and Spiros Focas.


DVD bought in 2000

Blu-ray bought in 2013
106mins





 DVD





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by director Lewis Teague
Romancing the Nile: A Winning Sequel (21mins)
Adventures of a Romance Novelist (8mins)
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical trailer

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

Directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J.A. Preston, 
Charles Cioffi and Kate Mulgrew.


DVD bought in 2003

Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2014
121m 18s





 Blu-ray








Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary by producer Larry Spiegel & co-producer Judy Goldstein
Remo, Rambo, Reagan and Reds: The Eighties Action Movie Explosion (66mins)
When East Meet West: Joel Grey Remembers Chiun (10mins)
Changing Faces: Carl Fullerton Discusses the Make-up for Chiun (11mins)
Notes for a Nobleman: An Interview with Craig Safan (13mins)
Isolated music and effects track
Theatrical trailer
Collectors Booklet

Reversible Sleeve

Invasion USA (1985)

Directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch and Melissa Prophet.


DVD bought in 2003
107m 30s






Theatrical Trailer

Rambo - First Blood II (1985)

Directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, 
Steven Berkoff and Julia Nickson.


Ultimate Edition DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2011
96mins






 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by writer David Morrell
Audio commentary by actor Sylvester Stallone
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later (23mins)
Deleted scenes
Out of the Blu trivia subtitle track

Commando (1985)

Directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, James Olson, Dan Hedaya, David Patrick Kelly, Bill Duke and Vernon Wells.


Director's Cut DVD bought in 2007
91m 46s
Blu-ray bought in 2014
90m 15s





 Blu-ray





DVD extras -

Includes both Director's Cut & Theatrical versions

Audio Commentary by director Mark L. Lester (both versions)
Pure Action (15mins)
Let Off Some Steam (7mins)
Added Footage:
Deleted Scenes
Galleries -
Creating Commando
Domestic Bliss with John and Jenny
Kill, Arnold, Kill!
Trashing the Galleria
4-page booklet

Red Sonja (1985)

Directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 
Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith and Ernie Reyes Jr.


DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2014
89mins





 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Man Who Raised Hollywood (16mins)
Red Sonja vs Kalidor - The Making of a Misunderstanding (13mins)

Flesh + Blood (1985)

Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Burlinson.


DVD bought in 2004
126mins






Audio Commentary with writer/director Paul Verhoeven
Composing Flesh + Blood - interview with composer Basil Poledoris
Theatrical Trailer

Ladyhawke (1985)

Directed by Richard Donner and starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, 
Leo McKern and John Wood.


DVD bought in 2000

Blu-ray bought in 2015
121mins





 DVD





Theatrical Trailer